ProgramCIP 51.0703

Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of nurses or ward supervisors, to perform routine administrative and reception duties in a patient care unit within a hospital or other health care facility. Includes instruction in receiving and directing visitors, transcribing medical and nursing orders, preparing requisition forms, scheduling patient appointments and procedures, monitoring patients and personnel, and interpersonal skills.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).